Cigar-lighter.



No. 644,658. Patented Mar. 6, I900.

c. B. a s. ABBOTT.

CIGAR LIGHTER.

(Application filed Jan. 27. 1899.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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(No Model.)

Patentd Mar. 6, I900.

C. B. 8|. 8. ABBOTT.

(II-GAB LIGHTER. 4

(Application filed Jan. 27. 1899.)

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NITED STATES I ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES E. ABBOTT AND SAMUEL ABBOTT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE ABBOTT ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

.CIGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,658, dated March 6, 1900.

Application filed January 27, 1899. Serial No.708,563. (No model.)

T0 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES B. ABBOTT and SAMUEL ABBOTT, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a newyand useful Improvement in Cigar-Lighters, of which the following isa specification, the principle of the invention being herein explainedand the best mode in which we have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan view of our improved lighter, the case being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 2 represents one side elevation of the mechanism of the lighter, showing a part of the cover of the case in section. Fig. 3 represents the other side elevation of the machine with the case removed. Fig. 4 represents a partial side elevation with portions of the mechanism removed. Fig. 5 represents a view similar to that shown in Fig. 4., but showing the mechanism in a changed position; and Fig. 6 represents a detail view.

A dynamo-electric machine Ais secured to a suitable base. Upon one end of the armature-shaft is secured a pinion a, Fig. 2, which meshes with a segmental gear B, mounted upon the end of a rod a, secured to suitable stationary supports. Said segmental gear is provided with a stop-lug b, which overlaps the magnets of the dynamo-electric machine, as shownin Fig. 1, and which limits the downward movement of the segment, a soft-rubber buffer being interposed between the lug and the metal of the magnet to receive the impact. To a laterally-projecting lug b is secured one end of a spring C, the other end of the latter being secured to the upper end of a post D, which is secured to the base of the lighter. A catch 19 is'pivoted upon and hangs vertically from an extension 6 formed upon the segment, as shown in Fig. 2.

One end of a leverD is fulcrumed upon the post D, Fig. 2, and is provided with a pin d,

secured thereto, Fig. 1, which engages a recess b on the catch 19*, said catch being formed with a cam-face 12 below said recess, engagement of the' pin and catch being effected by a springb", the ends of which are secured to said catch and lug b, respectively.

Near the free end of lever D is attached one end of a link 6, the other end of which is attached to the end of an arm E, secured to a rockshaft E, journaled in bearings secured to the under side of the top of the case and actuated by a spring 6 to normally maintain a horizontal position of said arm E, as shown in Fig. 2. Secured to said leverD at two points between its ends are two inwardly-extending arms D and D Secured to the base of the machine and below the free end of the lever D is a grip D and a guide D for guiding said lever in its movement is also similarly secured.

An angle D interposing a rigid edge d in the path of the cam-face b is secured below the catch b Figs. 1 and 2, a soft-rubber buffer being secured to the upper face of said angle to receive the impact of lever D.

Fulcrumed upon the upper end of a support F is a lever G, upon the outer end of which is secured an extinguisher G, which when lowered rests upon a torch which is supported in a seat ll, formed by two prongs h at the end of an arm I-l, securedto said support F below and parallel with lever G. The inner end of said lever G projects into the path of the arm D and has projecting from it laterally a pin 9.

A catch-lever J, formed with a laterallyprojecting lugj, is pivoted upon the support F, said lug engaging a depression h, formed upon the lower edge of a reciprocating bar H seated in the arm H, as shown in Fig. 4, such engagement occurring when the extin guisher-lever is in its normal lowered posi tion, as shown in Fig. 3. A small spring j is secured at one end to the lug j and at its opposite end to the support F and tends to throw the catch-lever J toward the right of the machine, as represented in Fig. 3. A second spring 71. is secured at one end to the bar H and at its opposite end to said support F and tends to throw the bar toward the right, as in the case of the catch-lever. The

right-hand end of the said bar projects some distance into the torch-seat II, as shown in Fig. 4-, resting against the upper portion 75 of the torch K when the latter is seated,as shown.

A releasing-lever M is pivoted upon the support F in Fig. 4, its right-hand end m, as viewed in said figure, projecting through an aperturefsome distance beyond the opposite side of said support, as shown in Fig. 1, said end lying in the path of the arm D The left-hand end, Fig. i, of said lever M rests against a downwardly-projecting lug 72,3 of the bar H said lever being so weighted that said end is constantly urged in an upward direction.

The torch K is provided with a contracted neck 7t, whereby it may be removed from its seat by lifting and said neck passed out from between the ends of the prongs of the torchseat. Upon the end of the armature-shaft opposite that upon which is secured the pinion (t is secured apinion Fig. 3, connected with a pinion a through an intermediate gear a. One end of a reciprocatory and oscilla tory arm N is journaled upon a wrist-pin a secured to pinion a Said arm is supported at an intermediate point upon a stud 0, secured to an upright support 0. Said arm is bent, as shown in Fig. 1, its free end n projecting to within a short distance of the wick-tube of the torch, as shown in Fig. 6. Upon said end is pivoted or hinged a hood N, actuated downwardly by a spring a, secured to and its downward movement being limited bycontact with said arm N. Said hood forms a support for a'eoiled springn secured therein at one end, the free end of said spring projecting a short distance from the hood, as shown in Fig. (3. The hood itself projects a short distance through a slot 9, cutting the lower edge of the extinguisher, and is provided with an inclined front face a The arm N is made in two metallic sections N and N separated from each other by some distance and connected by a strip of insulating material N, Fig. 1. A wire conductor 10 is connected with one terminal of the dynamo and with the armseetion N A second wire conductorw is connected with the other dynamo-terminal and with the support F. Support O is insulated from support F in any suitable manner. An electrical circuit is thus formed in which the wick-tube of the torch and the end of the spring n form terminals, with a spark-gap between them.

The operation of the device is as follows: The end of the operating-lever D and the grip D are grasped and the lever pressed downwardly into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, thereby causing the arm N to reciprocate and oscillate, contacting the terminals of the circuit and generating a current in the latter, whereby aspark is formed in the vicinity of the wick across the gap and ignites the wick of the torch. The pivoted catch b being drawn down with said lever D is released from its engagement with the pin (1 by the action of the cam-face against the angle edge (1, whereupon the spring 0 draws the segment rapidly back, rotating the armature in the opposite direction, again contacting the terminals, and forming another spark, as before, which may light the wick in case the spark produced during the downward movement of the operating-lever does not accomplish the lighting. On releasing the operating-lever it is drawn back to its initial position by the spring-actuated lever E. The operating-lever thus forms a positive means for rotating the armature in one direction, and the spring forms a second rotating means for rotating the armature in the opposite direction on the disconnection of the lever from the segmental gear. During such operation the arm D is carried downwardly with the operating-lever D and engages the projecting end portion on of the releasing-lever M, raises the opposite end of the latter against the end of the bar H whereby the latter is raised and releases the lug j of the catch-lever J from the depression h and permits the spring j to draw said lever into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. In such position said lever may be engaged by the pin 9 of the extinguisher-lever G, as also shown in dotted lines in said figure. Such engagement is eifectcd on the downward stroke of the operating-lever by the engagement of the arm D with the rear end of the extinguisher-lever, the latter thus being locked in a raised position, as shown in Fig. 5. The lighted torch is then removed from its seat, whereupon the bar 11 is actuated by spring 7L2 to project farther into the seat-space, as shown in Fig. 5, and reengages the lug) on the catch-lever. The torch now being replaced pushes the bar back into its normal position, (shown in-full lines in Fig. 4,) and thus causes the catch-lever to release the extinguisher lever, thereby permitting the latter to drop and the extinguisher to extinguish the flame-of the torch. As a result of the combined reciprocatoryand oscillatory movements of the arm the terminal connected therewith is given a rotary movement first in one and then in the opposite direction, contacting the torch wick-tube during each of these rotations. In rotating so as to make contact on its downward movement said terminal is required to have the necessary amount of rigidity not to catch and holdon the edge of the wick-tube, while during the rotation in the opposite direction, in which contact is made on the upward movement, the same amount of rigidity is not required. This dilferenee of rigidity is imparted to the said terminal by the spring-actuated hood illustrated. In the upward contacting movement, in which the lesser rigidityis required, the degree of flexibility of the coil determines the degree of flexibility of the terminal, which is hence very small. On the downward contacting movement the coil strikes the upper portion of the hood and the latter is lifted against the action of the less-flexible spring inclined face 92 engages the edge of the WiOktube on such downward movement, and being thereupon raised on its hinge slides 0E, whereupon the hood is released from engagement with said tube without damage to the wire-terminal.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means covered by any one of the following claims be employed.

\Ve therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as our invention- 1. The combination of an electric circuit, two terminals in said circuit relatively retractible, a removable torch, an extinguisher, said terminals adapted to ignite said torch, means for operating said extinguisher to extinguish the torch and controlled by the latter, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a magneto-electric machine and an electric circuit, a pivoted lever one end of which is provided with a flexible terminal and the opposite end of which is journaled on a pin revolved by the armaturerotating means of the magneto-electric machine, a lamp in said circuit having its Wicktube in the vicinity of and capable of being contacted by said terminal, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a magneto-electric machine and an electric circuit, mechanism for rotating the armature of said machine, a lever in said circuit, and having one end provided with an electric terminal, a lamp in said circuit whose wick-tube forms a second terminal in said circuit,'said armature-rotating mechanism adapted to contact said two terminals, an extinguisher, means connected with said armature-rotating mechanism for raising said extinguisher, means for locking the latter in such raised position, and means operated by said lamp to release said extinguisher, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a torch-seat, a torch removable from said seat, an extinguisher, means for raising the latter from the torch, means for locking same in such raised position, and means for unlocking same actuated by said torch in seating, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a torch-seat, a torch removable from said seat, an extinguisher, means for raising the latter from the torch, means for locking same in such raised position, and a bar projecting into the torch-seat for unlocking the extinguisher, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a torch-seat, a torch removable from said seat, an extinguisher, means for raising the latter from the torch, means for locking same in such raised position, and a bar projecting into the torch-seat for unlocking the extinguisher, said bar actuated by said torch in seating, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a torch-seat, a torch removable from said seat, an extinguisher, means for raising the latter from the torch, means for locking same in such raised position, and a bar projecting into the torch-seat for unlocking the extinguisher, said torch provided with an inclined portion for engaging the end of said bar to effect such unlocking, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of a torch-seat, a torch removable from said seat, an extinguisher secured to a lever pivoted in the vicinity of said seat, means for actuating said extinguisherlever to assume a raised position, a catch-lever for locking said lever in such position, a bar disconnectably engaging said catch-lever, said extinguisher-lever-actuating means adapted to disconnect said bar and catch-lever, means for urging said bar against the seated torch and operative during the disconnection of said bar and catch-lever whereby said bar is caused to project into the seatspace of the torch, means for engaging said bar and catch-lever on such projection of said bar, whereby on reseating said torch said catch-lever is released and said extinguisher permitted to drop upon the torch-wick, substantially as set forth.

Signed by us this 21st day of January, 1899.

CHAS. B. ABBOTT. SAMUEL ABBOTT.

Attest:

D. T. DAVIES, A. E. MERKEL. 

